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Banks
1957
Journal
21 Jan
Barbaly, Alameda Co., Calif.
Left Barkeley approx. 8:30 PM. from Kelt
Muhlback's. Mileage 14550. Traveled
to Walnut Creek + Rt. 50 to pick up Rt.99 South,
Chowchilla, Madera Co., Calif.
Mileage 14700 11:30 PM, Coffee break
approx. 2 hours. Choke drove
22 Jan.
Bakersfield, Kern Co., Calif.
Mileage 14850 3:30 A.M. Coffee Break approx
1/4 hr. Kelt drove.
Colton, San Bernardino Co., Calif
Mileage 15027 Stopped for breakfast at
8:00, for about 1/2 hr. I drove from here to
Perry area - We arrived in the area
here about 9:00, drove around Labarier
Mt. The area is pretty heavily cultivated,
up to the bases of the hills. The hills
are very rocky, covered with sage +
scrub. There are very few small areas
of flat a fairly flat land with
either native grass or scrub. Found
a plaque marking an Indian [illegible] Maze
Rock. Now going north on Varian Rd,
n of Rt. 54. Have seen Raven, Say Phoebe,
Horned Lark, House Finch, Savannah Sparrow,
Sparrow Hawk. On a little pond saw-
Puckly Duck, Gnat, Pied Billed Grebe.
Farther on saw a Marsh Hawk. On Bridge Rd
at a very small puddle saw 4 [illegible] Green Winged
Teal.
Badlands, 1850 & ft., 1 mi. W of Jct. 60 +79, Quinicola Co. Calif.
In this dead end canyon we found Calif. Dual
Raven, Blue Grackle, Busk T.T, Brown [illegible] Tomber, and
Top 4